7 Series FPGA Power Benchmark Summary

Xilinx 7 Series FPGA
Power Benchmark
Design Summary
June 2014
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Application-centric Benchmarking Process
100G Packet
Processor
OTN
Muxponder
ASIC
Emulation
Wireless Radio &
Satellite Modem
Edge
QAM
AVB
Switcher
Military
Radio
Mobil
Backhaul
FPGA resource counts, toggle rates, clock speeds…
Xilinx Power Estimator
(XPE) version 2014.2
MAX condition used to
estimate worst-case
static power
Competitor’s
Estimator
XPE
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Early Power Estimator
(EPE) versions 14.0
MAX condition used to
estimate worst-case static
power
Power Benchmark: Traffic Manager in 100G Line Card
Virtex-7 X690T FPGA
Xilinx Altera
Transceiver
I/O
Dynamic
Static
1.35x
Interlaken
16 @10.3125G
Interlaken
16 @10.3125G
Transceivers
20
Interlaken
NPU
Interlaken
25
Traffic
Management
30
Transceivers
Total Power (Watts)
35
DDR3
DDR3
DDR3
SDRAM
Backplane
Interface
15
10
5
Resources
0
Virtex®-7 Stratix V
X690T 5SGXA7
-2LE
I-Grade
Process
Tj = 100°C
Max
8 x 32-bit DDR3
544
-
1600 Mb/s
LC/LEs
Flip-Flops
Interlaken
-
32
10.3 Gb/s
Block RAM
15516 Kb
DSP Blocks
2
PLLs
8
Interface
622K
Environment
I/Os
GTs
Rate
Core Freq.
*Design results sourced from Xilinx Power Estimator (XPE) version 2014.2 and Altera Early Power Estimator (EPE) version 14.0
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232K
167K
250 MHz
Total Power (Watts)
30
Transceivers
35
100GE
Mapper
Transceivers
100G
OUT-4
OTL4.10
Optical 10X11.18G
Module
100G
EFEC
Xilinx Altera
Transceiver
I/O
Dynamic
Static
OTU-4
Framer
Power Benchmark: 100GE over OTU4 Transponder
Virtex-7 X690T FPGA
Overhead Processing
1.31x
CAUI
100G
OUT-4
Optical
Module
100GE
Clients
25
Overhead bus
20
15
10
Resources
5
622K
0
Virtex®-7 Stratix V
X690T 5SGXA7
-2LE
I-Grade
Interface
I/Os
GTs
Rate
Process
Tj = 100°C
Max
LC / LEs
392K
245K
LVCMOS
50
-
250 Mb/s
Flip-Flops
GT
-
10
11.1 Gb/s
Block RAM
9,360 Kb
GT
-
10
10.3 Gb/s
Core Freq.
350, 175 MHz
*Design results sourced from Xilinx Power Estimator (XPE) version 2014.2 and Altera Early Power Estimator (EPE) version 14.0
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Environment
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Power Benchmark: ASIC Prototyping
Virtex-7 FPGA 2000T
2.04x
60
Total Power (Watts)
50
40
30
20
10
0
Virtex®-7 Stratix V
2000T EEB (x2)
-2LE
I-Grade
2 x 952K
Resources
Interface
I/Os
GTs
3 64-bit DDR3
366
LVDS
408
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Process
Tj = 100°C
Max
Rate
LC / LEs
-
1066 Mb/s
Flip-Flops
-
1000 Mb/s
Block RAM
21,600 Kb
Core Freq.
200 MHz
*Design results sourced from Xilinx Power Estimator (XPE) version 2014.2 and Altera Early Power Estimator (EPE) version 14.0
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Environment
1,224K
765 K
Power Benchmark: Wireless WCDMA / LTE Picocell
Kintex-7 325T FPGA
64 MB
DDR3
OFDM
Modulator
OFDM
Demod
DAC
DUC / DDC
MIMO
Modulator
10
MIMO
Decoder
PCIe
12
QAM
DeMod
14
QAM
DeMod
Total Power (Watts)
Layer 1/2 API
1.41x
16
Channel
Encoder
GbE
18
64 MB
DDR3
Channel
Encoder
Xilinx Altera
Transceiver
I/O
Dynamic
Static
ADC
8
MicroBlaze™
Processor
6
4
64 MB
DDR3
2
Resources
0
Kintex®-7 Stratix V
325T
5SGXA4
-1I
-4I
Interface
420K
I/Os
GTs
Environment
Process
Tj = 100°C
Max
Rate
LC / LEs
240K
Flip-Flops
150K
3 x 16-bit DDR3
129
-
1066 Mb/s
GT
-
2
4.0 Gb/s
GT
-
1
1.25 Gb/s
GT
-
1
2.5 Gb/s
Block RAM
DSP Blocks
PCIe® Blocks
Core Freq.
*Design results sourced from Xilinx Power Estimator (XPE) version 2014.2 and Altera Early Power Estimator (EPE) version 14.0
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14,562 Kb
342
1
307.2 MHz
14
12
10
Digital Up
Converter
RRC
Filter
FIFO
J.83 Annex
A/B/C
Modulator
FIFO
16
EMAC
Total Power (Watts)
18
10 Gig
1.81x
20
Transceivers
10G Network Interface
Dense Edge QAM Modulator
Kintex-7 325T FPGA
RF
4.6 Gigasample
14-bit DAC
DAC IF
128 Channels RF Port #1
8
External
External
DDR3
DDR3
Memory
Memory
6
4
2
0
Kintex®-7
325T
-2LE
Stratix V
5SGXEA4
-3I
362K
Resources
Interface
Xilinx Altera
Transceiver
I/O
Dynamic
Static
I/Os
GTs
LVDS
124
-
1152 Mb/s
LVCMOS
12
-
15 MHz
2x 8-bit DDR3
55
-
800 Mb/s
-
1
10.3 Gb/s
GT
Rate
Environment
Process
Tj = 100°C
Max
LC / LEs
182K
Flip-Flops
157K
Block RAM
DSP Blocks
Core Freq.
*Design results sourced from Xilinx Power Estimator (XPE) version 2014.2 and Altera Early Power Estimator (EPE) version 14.0
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12,402 Kb
641
384, 576,156, 192, 200 MHz
Power Benchmark: AVB Switcher
Kintex-7 325T FPGA
1.41x
Xilinx Altera
Transceiver
I/O
Dynamic
Static
DDR3
DDR3
DDR3
SDRAM
10
8
SD / HD / 3G
Transmit Interface
16SD/HD/3G
Inputs1
Frame Buffer
Control /
Frame Sync
12
Chroma Keyer
Mixes, Wipes,
Effects
14
SD / HD / 3G
Receive Interface
Total Power (Watts)
16
8 SD/HD/3G
Outputs1
6
4
2
Resources
0
Kintex®-7
325T
-2LE (0.9V)
Arria V
5AGXB3
I-Grade
362K
Environment
Process
Tj = 100°C
Max
Interface
I/Os
GTs
Rate
LC / LEs
300K
3 x 72-bit DDR3
450
-
800 Mb/s
Flip-Flops
188K
2.97 Gb/s
Block RAM
GT
-
16
DSP Blocks
Core Freq.
*Design results sourced from Xilinx Power Estimator (XPE) version 2014.2 and Altera Early Power Estimator (EPE) version 14.0
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10,800 Kb
500
148.5 MHz
AVB Switcher (4-channel)
Artix-7 100T FPGA
DDR 2/3
SDRAM
1.43x
SD / HD / 3G
Transmit Interface
3
Chroma Keyer
Mixes, Wipes,
Effects
4
Frame Buffer
Control /
Frame Sync
4SD/HD/3G
Inputs*
4
Total Power (Watts)
SD / HD / 3G
Receive Interface
5
4 SD/HD/3G
Outputs*
3
2
Control Interface
2
*Note: SD/HD/3G inputs and outputs share GTs
1
1
0
Artix®-7
100T
-2LE
(0.9V)
Cyclone V
5CGXC7
C-Grade
149K
Xilinx Altera
Transceiver
I/O
Dynamic
Static
Process
Tj = 85°C
Max
LC / LEs
75K
Flip-Flops
47K
Block RAM
Resources
DSP Blocks
2,250 Kb
125
Interface
I/Os
GTs
Rate
PLL
1
1 x 64-bit DDR3
112
-
800 Mb/s
Phaser Block
1
-
4
2.97 Gb/s
Core Freq.
GT
*Design results sourced from Xilinx Power Estimator (XPE) version 2014.2 and Altera Early Power Estimator (EPE) version 14.0
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Environment
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148.5, 400 MHz
Power Benchmark: Single Channel Mobile Backhaul
Artix-7 200T FPGA
Xilinx Altera
Transceiver
I/O
Dynamic
Static
8
Control Plane
Processor
DDR3
SRAM
1.21x
Total Power (Watts)
6
Traffic Management,
Packet Processing
Modem
Timing
Synchronization
Transceivers
Transceivers
Ethernet Switch
7
5
4
3
2
1
Resources
Arria V
5AGXA5
I-Grade
Interfaces
190K
1 x 32-bit DDR3
Tj = 100ºC
Max
I/Os
GTs
72
-
Rate
800 Mb/s
Flip Flops
Block RAM
LVDS pairs
128
-
800 Mb/s
DSP Blocks
SEIO
150
-
100 Mb/s
PLL
-
4
1.0 Gb/s
Core Freq.
Switch ports
*Design results sourced from Xilinx Power Estimator (XPE) version 2014.2 and Altera Early Power Estimator (EPE) version 14.0
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Process
LC / LEs
0
Artix®-7
200T
I-Grade
Environment
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130K
81K
5,076 Kb
345
2
250, 400 MHz
Power Benchmark: Satellite Modem
Artix-7 100T FPGA
1.42x
1.42x
Total Power (Watts)
1.4
1.2
Xilinx Altera
Transceiver
I/O
Dynamic
Static
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
Artix®-7 Cyclone V 150K
100T
5CGEA7
-2LE (0.9V) I-grade
Environment
Process
Tj = 85°C
Max
LC/LEs
85 K
Flip-Flops
52 K
Block RAM
Resources
Interface
DSP Blocks
I/Os
1x 32-bit DDR2
69
GTs
-
Rate
250 Mb/s
*Design results sourced from Xilinx Power Estimator (XPE) version 2014.2 and Altera Early Power Estimator (EPE) version 14.0
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PLLs
Core Freq.
3420 Kb
126
2
30, 62.5, 125 MHz
Military Network Protocol Platform Data Aggregator
Artix-7 200T FPGA
Total Power (Watts)
7
1.30x
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Artix®-7
200T
-2LE
Arria V
5AGXA5
C-Grade
190K
Xilinx Altera
Transceiver
I/O
Dynamic
Static
Resources
Interface
I/Os
GTs
Rate
Process
Tj = 85°C
Max
LC / LEs
63K
Flip Flops
58K
2x 36-bit RLDRAMs
122
-
520 Mb/s
Block RAM
GT
-
6
5 Gb/s
DSP Blocks
GT
-
8
2.5 Gb/s
PCIe® Blocks
GT
-
1
2.5 Gb/s
Core Freq.
*Design results sourced from Xilinx Power Estimator (XPE) version 2014.2 and Altera Early Power Estimator (EPE) version 14.0
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Environment
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3600 Kb
400
1
125 MHz